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- -10 LAWS OF THESEC. 3. All enclosures or pastures owned by non-citizens-shall be sold to Citizens within sixty days from passage of thisAct, or they shall be removed by the Sheriff of the Countywhere said enclosure or pasture are located or • opened up forCO111111011 pasture purpose to the citizens of the Nation.SEC. 4. Non-citizens failing or refusing to comply with therequirements of the 1st Section of this Act shall be deemed andheld as forfeiting their permits and shall be farther held to beintruders and their removal shall be demanded by the PrincipalChief, and this Act take effect and be in force from and after itspassage.APPROVED, October 28, 1887.THOMPSON MCKINNEY,P. C. C. N.BILL XV.. An Act to define the duties of the Officers of the Choctaw Nationwho deal with intruders.Be it enacted by the General Council of the Choctaw Nationassembled, That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff to dealwith intruders and non-citizens; to make a sworn statement be-- fore any Judge of this Nation; to the principal Chief in everycase of refusal to take out a permit, or failing to get the neces-- sary signers to his petition or refusal to leave the Nation whennotified by the Sheriff or any other Officer, authorized by lawto deal with intruders and non-citizens, and it shall be the duty. of the Principal Chief to forthwith report all intruders to the'United States Indian Agent, when reported to him in accordance- with this Act, and ask their removal.SEC. 2. If any Sheriff shall fail, neglect or refuse to carryout this Act, he shall be deemed and held to be guilty of a misdemeanor,and shall be prosecuted against, to the Circuit Court.-and shall be fined not less than fifty -d011ars nor„more than one-hundred dollars in every case.of - failure, neglect, or -refusal andthis Act ttike effVet and be in'force flom -andrafterits passage. - --AliPROVED, .NO'reirth& 1 4,1;1887: " "THOMPSO..N MoKINNEY,P. C. C. N.•CHOCTAW NATION.BILL XVI.An Act defining the duties of the National Auditor.SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Council of the ChoctawNation assembled, That it shall not be lawful for the NationalAuditor to issue a warrant on the National Treasury inany manner other than hereinafter provided.SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty ofthe Auditor on and during the first part of the month of every,succeeding quarter to make out a warrant in favor of everyofficer in this Nation, whose salary is payable by law out of the.National Treasury for the amount that is due him as his salary-for that quarter. The Auditor shall forward the warrants in-favor of the National and District Officers direct to such officers.'The salaries of all other officers shall be forwarded to theCounty Judge of each County, who shall deliver them to eachofficer for the purpose of this Act. It shall be the duty of the:National Secretary to file with the National Auditor a list of the-dates and duration of every commission issued by him.The Sheriff of the Circuit Courts shall send to the Auditor- the names and dates of appointment of his regular Deputies.SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That every officer in thisNation who collects or superintends the collection of publicmonies, shall make a report at the end of each month to the-National Auditor of the amount of such collection; how, and on-what they are made. On the basis of such reports the Auditor-shall issue his warrant in favor of the officer for the amount that-is due him.SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all expenses of thecourts of this Nation payable by law, and out of the National'Treasury, shall be by allowance of the Judge, and under the:hand and seal of the Clerk. A certified list of all such expensesand the date of the law under which they are paid, shall be forwardedby the ,Cierk-within one'day -after'adjcdirntnent -of each •Court to the National Auditor-.SEC .BeTtJfiither 'enacted; _Tharthis 'Act take -effeit andiii'foice'fi;an' and after February 11888; -APPROVED, NOV. 7, 1887T. McKINNEY, P. C. C. N.